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I am not really sure why, but I seem to have been amassing quite the collection of dates. I guess that every time I saw them on sale I picked some more up but I was not using them quickly enough. One of the reasons that I was collecting the dates was because they are naturally sweet and I enjoy baking with them, often replacing some of the sweetener with some dates. One of the dishes on the top of my to try list with dates was date crumb bars. The crumb bars are basically a filling, in this case dates, sandwiched between two layers of crumbs. Given that I was just thinking of dates as being naturally sweet, I decided to use very little sweetener in the date mixture and go with something natural like honey. The crumbs are made from flour, sugar, butter and rolled oats. Of course I took the opportunity to use a little whole wheat flour in the crumb mixture to make these bars just a little bit healthier. The date crumb bars were nice and easy to make and they turned out great! The last time that I made crumb bars they did not hold together too well so this time I made sure to pack the bottom layer of crumbs in really well and this time they held together nicely. The date and honey mixture was amazing! It was sweet without being too sweet and nice and moist and helped to hold the bars together. Now I am looking forward to making more things with all of the dates that I still have left!

Date Crumb Bars

Servings: 9

ingredients

1 pound dates (pitted and chopped)

1/4 cup honey

1 cup water

1 tablespoon butter

1 1/2 cups rolled oats

3/4 cup flour

3/4 cup whole wheat flour

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup butter (melted)

directions

Bring the dates, honey, water and butter to a boil, remove from the heat and let sit until they cool down to room temperature.

Puree until smooth.

Mix the rolled oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon and salt in a bowl.

Stir in the butter until it forms crumbs.

Press half of the crumb mixture into the bottom of a greased 8 inch square baking pan.

These look so great! Every time I've attempted this kind of squares, they've miserably fallen apart on me. I'll try this recipe and hopefully they'll stay together :)I also love dates, especially the Persian ones, which don't have that syrup outside and which are so sweet and creamy, they just melt in your mouth. No need to chew!Thanks for sharing!

I always thought that I didn't like dates until I tried my friends date and walnut cake and loved it. The bars look great and it's always good to have a baked treat that is a little healthier than the rest.

So healthy! Amazing snack:-) Wish I could bake:-( Is there any way I can make such bars without having to bake, like instant stuff that I could just mix and heat and cool and cut into bars or something?

I LOVE dates. I discovered that I did when I made some chorizo stuffed, bacon wrapped dates for a party. They were sweet, chewy, and moist. Your bars look lovely, and I think they would make a darn tasty breakfast!

This recipe is so awesome. I've made it 3-4 times already. At first, it was to make my husband happy. But I'm telling you--that warm mix of dates and honey that you make before you spread it on...ay chihuahua. It is great. Thanks for sharing!

Hi Kiven i tried ur date bar recipe 4 the second time and they asked me to bake it again cuz i put some addition 2 the dough like roasted walnut and some walnut to date filling in addition 2 some Cinnamon and heap teaspoon of cardamom it was nutty and delicious really yummy

I am a big fan of dates. I travel through the Gulf for work periodically where date shops are the equivalent of fine chocolatiers and display their wares accordingly. (Such a treat!) Anyway - I recently was introduced to fresh Mazafati dates from Iran. If you come across them, get yourself a box! Unreal. But it would be a shame to cook with them. Going make your recipe tonight! Looks great.

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.